PRAESIDIUM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session

Synonyms:

praesidium; presidium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("praesidium" is a kind of...):

commission; committee (a special group delegated to consider some matter)

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